Places of Greatness: Council Chambers

Weekend, May 21 & 22 Places of Greatness: Council Chambers And all who sat in the counsel, looking steadfastly at him, saw his face as the face of an angel. Acts 6:15 Recommended Reading Acts 7:54-60 When Stephen was dragged before the Jewish Ruling Council for his faith in Christ, the charges flew like daggers. But he never lost his poise, simplicity of faith, or glowing countenance. His words that day were memorable, but his love for Jesus was his greatest testimony. In his book, The Changed Life, Henry Drummond told of a woman of sterling character and radiant attitude who wore a locket around her neck. Her friends were curious about whose picture it contained, but the woman never opened it or revealed its contents. Only later did a friend, with permission, look inside the locket and learn the secret of her friend's moral radiance. Written within were the words, "Whom having not seen, I love." That was the secret of her beautiful life.1 Amid all life's conflicts, our greatest secret is our devotion to Him whom having not seen we love. The world has no answer to Christ in us. It's the hope of glory; it's our ultimate weapon. O, how I love Jesus; O, how I love Jesus, because He first loved me! Frederick Whitfield 1Henry Drummond, The Changed Life (NY: James Pott and Company, 1891), 20. Read-Thru-the-Bible Esther 4:1-10:3 Job 1:1-5:27